For those of us interested in social media, it's about finding a community of peers, making connections, learning from and supporting each other.

Social Media Breakfast Ottawa wants to help you do this by bringing you interesting, entertaining and timely speakers along with lots of real networking time over our (mostly) monthly breakfasts.

We'll keep the event to 90 minutes, focusing on providing an opportunity for attendees to meet each other. To spark conversation and discussion, we're pleased to welcome a guest speaker.

Breakfast Agenda

7:30 AM Arrival, coffee and pastries, networking

8:00 AM Introductions, guest speaker's presentation

8:30 AM Questions

8:40 AM Thank yous, announcements, more networking

9:00 AM We're done! On with your day!

What's up for Breakfast 23?

We've invited Martin Gomez to join us! Martin is Creative Director at Sparkart in the San Francisco area and has created branding and websites for clients including The Killers, Carrie Underwood, Bon Jovi, Snoop Dogg and Linkin Park. Martin also teaches in the Graphic Design program at Algonquin College from which he is a graduate.

Designing for Humans

Every human interaction with a product takes place through a user interface, that, somewhere along the way, was designed for a specific reason. The way we interact with cars, bicycles and computer keyboards may not have changed much in the past decade, but the way we interact with social media and the web is constantly evolving. You don't need to be a designer to understand the decisions that lead to a great user interface, and more importantly, how human beings respond to them. The basic principle behind every design decision is that these interfaces are how we communicate with machines, and in turn, how we communicate with customers through machines. We hope you'll join us in welcoming Martin to lead us in a discussion on this most interesting topic!